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New and Improved for You

Leigh Ann Backer

FPM staff recently embarked on a re-visioning –- a comprehensive analysis of the journal designed to produce changes that keep the content and design fresh and relevant. This issue is the culmination of that effort.

EDITORIAL LETTERS

Is doing good good enough?

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Cindy Hughes

Hypertension management | Coding a B<sub>12</sub> injection | Biofeedback training | House visits to hospice patients | Billing for initial hospital care | Coding a newborn office visit

NEWS TRENDS

NEWS & TRENDS

Bill would prevent pay cuts, launch pay for performance | New law aims to shift culture from blame to prevention | Who are the uninsured? | Drug companies agree to new guidelines on consumer advertising | Web site offers facts about Medicare's new drug benefit | Connecticut...

PRACTICE PEARLS

PRACTICE PEARLS

Alice Gosfield, Alice G. Gosfield

Streamline patient registration | Ensure optimal care for obese patients | Can Medicare be charged more than other payers? | Enhance team performance

THE LAST WORD

Meet Dr. Wonderful

Scott E. Moser, John Dorsch

This doll tells people exactly what they want to hear.



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